Food Quality and Shelf Life is a solid reference that covers all aspects and challenges of food preservation, packaging and subsequently shelf-life related to their quality and safety of food. It provides practical information on the most important pillars in the field, starting with the active and smart packaging materials, novel technologies and control tools in all stages between the production and the consumers' plate. This is a solid source of Information to improving shelf-life, giving emphasis in methodological approaches for sensory shelf-life estimation, and on the impact of packaging on sensorial properties of food. Researchers, professionals and anyone interested in innovative bio-based field will find this reference useful especially those who are interested in performance evaluation of future packaging for fresh produce in the cold chain, temperature management in food supply chain. Presents insights regarding the new trends in emerging technologies in the fieldIncludes hot topics such as modified atmosphere packaging and innovative bio-based and active materials to improve shelf-lifeProvides shelf-life assessment and modelling methodologies and accelerated shelf-life testing INDICE: 1. Food quality changes during shelf life2. Introduction to hygienic strategies for food preservation and food quality3. Innovative bio-based and active materials to improve shelf-life 4. Natural antimicrobial agents to improve foods shelf-life 5. Intelligent packaging to improve shelf-life6. Food packaging and migration 7. Impact of packaging on sensorial properties of food8. Modified atmosphere packaging for food preservation9. Emerging technologies to improve shelf-life and ensure food quality10. Accelerated shelf-life testing11. Temperature management in food supply chain12. Performance evaluation of future packaging for fresh produce in the cold chain13. Shelf-life assessment and modeling14. Sensory shelf-life estimation
- ISBN: 978-0-12-817190-5
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2019
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés